Integral University is a private university in
Lucknow
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, the capital of
Uttar Pradesh
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,
India
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, It is located in the North-eastern part of the city in Dashauli, approximately 17Km from the center of the City. Integral University, the first enacted Minority University in the country, started functioning from 1 April 2004. U.G.C. accorded Integral University recognition under section 2(f) of the U.G.C. Act, 1956. The university was founded in 2004.
History
Founding
The foundation stone was laid on 3 November 1993 by
Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi
Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi (also known as Ali Miyan; 5 December 1913 – 31 December 1999) was a leading Islamic scholar, thinker, writer, preacher, reformer and a Muslim public intellectual of 20th century India and the author of numerous boo ...
, rector of
Darul-uloom Nadwatul Ulama
Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama (translated as, House of Knowledge and Assembly of Scholars University) is an Islamic seminary in Lucknow, India. It was established by the Nadwatul Ulama, a council of Muslim scholars, on 26 September 1898.
This edu ...
at the Institute of Integral Technology, Lucknow. The main building was inaugurated by the then governor of Uttar Pradesh
Motilal Vora
Motilal Vora (20 December 1928 – 21 December 2020) was an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress (INC). He served as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (1985–1988; 1989). He was born in Nimbi Jodha, Jodhpur State, British ...
on 14 January 1996. An engineering college was simultaneously established by the Islamic Council for Productive Education (ICPE) in 1997, which started functioning in 1998 with two courses; Computer Science Engineering, and Electronics Engineering. Later other courses like Architecture, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Master of Computer Application were added.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the then prime minister of India, laid the foundation stone of a residential complex on 30 June 1999. During his speech, he expressed his hope that the Institute of Integral Technology, Lucknow having the abbreviation IIT will maintain the same standard as the
other IITs do. The Institute is then affiliated to
Uttar Pradesh Technical University
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), before 2015 as the Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU), is a public collegiate university in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established as the Uttar Pradesh Technical University ...
.
Transformation into university
In recognition of the growth of the school, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh,
Mulayam Singh Yadav
Mulayam Singh Yadav (22 November 1939 – 10 October 2022) was an Indian politician, a socialist figure and the founder of the Samajwadi Party. In the course of his political career spanning more than six decades, he served for three terms as ...
declared that the Institute of Integral Technology, Lucknow shall be elevated to a full-fledged university in no time. He granted Minority Status to the institute. Soon after this declaration, he got the bill passed in the Assembly on 26 February 2004 and issued Govt. Gazette Notification No. 389/ lkr - fo -1-1 (d)-9-2004 dated 27 February 2004 for the formation of Integral University, Lucknow, under Act Number 9 of 2004 by the Uttar Pradesh state government.
It is approved under Sections 2(F), 22(1) & 12(B) of UGC Act, 1956. It has been declared eligible to receive Central Assistance under Section 12(B) of the UGC Act, 1956. U.G.C. accorded Integral University recognition under section 2(f) of U.G.C. Act, 1956. The university started its journey for providing quality education in 2004. The existing faculties in the university were re-organized and new faculties of Science, Pharmacy, Education, Management Studies, Health & Medical Sciences, Agricultural Science & Technology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Computer Applications, Medical Sciences & Allied Health
Sciences, and Law were added.
Academics
Faculties
Integral University consists of 11 faculties:
* Faculty of Agriculture Science & Technology
* Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Design
* Faculty of Commerce & Management
* Faculty of Education
* Faculty of Engineering & IT
* Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences
* Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
* Faculty of Law
* Faculty of Pharmacy
* Faculty of Science
* Faculty of Nursing
Rankings
Integral University was ranked 46 in the pharmacy ranking in India by
National Institutional Ranking Framework
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a methodology adopted by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, to rank institutions of higher education in India. The Framework was approved by the MHRD and launched by Minister ...
(NIRF) in 2020.
Integral University is also NAAC B+ Accredited Institution.
Facilities
The university is divided into blocks: Administrative block, Academic blocks 1, 2, and 3, Civil Block, Medical and Hospital Block, Library Block, and Architecture block. The university has four boys' hostels (1, 2, 3, 4), three girls' hostels, and a Resident Hostel for Doctors and Nurses. A Punjab National Bank branch is opened at the university. The university has seven computer centers and labs. There is a Mechanical workshop, with traditional and modern machines and the latest tools and instruments. The University also has a Robotics lab set up in August 2022. This Lab has various AI-controlled machines and research equipment for scholars and researchers.
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Educational institutions established in 1998
Engineering colleges in Lucknow
Universities and colleges in Lucknow
Pharmacy colleges in Uttar Pradesh